Suit case lock



Oct. 27, 1931. E B, STONE 1,829,310

SUIT CASE LOCK Filed June 22, 1928 Patented Oct. 27,1931

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE EMB B. STONE, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNEC'I'I-CUT, ASSIGNOR T0 THE AMERICAN HARDWARE coRroRATIoN,CONNECTICUT SUIT CASE LOCK `App1ication mea :une 22,

er of a suitcase, trunk or like receptacle in a' closed position, and anobject of my invention, among others, is to so construct the lock thatthere shall be little liability to injury by blows accidentallydelivered; and a further object of the invention is the provisin ofa'lock that shall be strong and durable and particularly eiicient inoperation.

One form of lock embodying my invention and in' the construction and useof which the objects herein set out, as well as others, may

' be attained, is illustrated in the accompanyin drawings, in Whichigure1 is a face view"of.my improved lock.

Figure 2 is a similar View butlwith parts broken away to show theconstruction, 'the plane of section' of the lock casing being denoted bythe dotted line 2 2 of Figure 3. Figure?, is an edge View.

Figure 4 is a view in section on the plane denoted by the dotted line 44 of Figure 1. 5 Figure 5 is a view in section on a planej denoted bythe dotted line 5 5 of Figure 1.

ile my invention is not limited in its use to a lock designed lforanyparticular purpose, yet as it finds ready adaptation to use 1nconnection with a suit ease lock, such has been selected by me for thepurpose of disclosing my invention herein.

. In many of the locks heretofore constructed a hasp has been employedthat in its open position is projected outwardly and in its closedposition projects to such extent that injury is liable to be causedfrom' blows delivered by contact of lock with obstacles or by forciblecontact of such obstacles with said casing. Itis my purpose to overcomethese conditions ,by so constructing a lock that there shall be no artsthat will project unduly and, therefore, se liable to injurv rom thecauses above mentioned, such a lock being shown in the accom- CFI thecasing bearing the v 1928. Serial N0. 287,444.

panying drawings in which the numeral 6 indicates a lock casing having achamber closed in any suitable manner to house the lock mechanism. Anopening 7 is formed in one edge of the casing to receive a bolt 8projecting from a hasp 9. This bolt has a cam edge to engage with theedge of the opening 7 and thereby draw thecover of the suit'case intotight engagement with the body thereof.

Y The hasp 9 is pivotally attached to a support 10 adapted to be securedtothe lid of a suitcase or trunk in any suitable manner, and a spring 11may be employed to throwthe hasp to its open position, and as indicatedin dotted lines in Fi re 1 of the drawings.

A latch lever or eeper 12 is pivotally mounted in the case 6, one end ofthis lever having a nose to engage the bolt 8 to hold the hasp 9 in itsclosed position, the other end of thls latch lever or keeper projectingthrough a hole in edge of the casing 6 and having a thumb piece 13located outside of the casing and by means keeper is operated to releasethe bolt 8. Thls k as by means of a spring 14, and as shown in Figure 2of the drawings.

eeper is forced to its locking positionV OF NEW BRITAIN', CONNECTICUT, ACORPORATION 0I' Y of which said vA dog plate 15 is slidably mounted inthe 4 case 6 and has a dog 16 adapted to engage, in one position, a lug17 on the edge of the lever or keeper 12 to hold it in its lockedposition when said dog 16 is located opposite said lug in the slidingmovement of the plate 15. A guide stud 18 projects from a wall of thecasing 6 into a slot in the plate y15 and a locking stud-19 projectsfrom the plate 15 into a notch in a tumbler 20 pivotally mounted in thecasing to control operations of the plate 15. The tumbler2() and theplate 15 are actuated in a manner that will be' readily understood as bymeans of a key' inserted through a key hole 21. The plate 15.and thetumbler 20, so far as the construction of the known construction andwill be readily understood by those skilled inthe art. The hasp 9 is s0arranged with respect to the support 10 and the lock casing 6 thatitlies below the outer face of said parts, thatis, contiguous t0 theedges thereof so that it is shielded by said support and case fromforcible contact with objects that might tend to injure it.I In fact,

7its pivoted end is housed within the support 10 and its opposite end isprovided with a linger hold 22 for use in closing the hasp.

It will be noted that with this. arrangement after a key has been usedto release the keeper 12 the thumb piece 13 may be operated to move saidkeeper and release the bolt 8, whereupon the hasp 9 will swing to itsopen position, as denoted in dotted lines in Figure 1 under theinfluence of the spring 11. It will further be noted that in Jthisoperation the fingers of the operator will be located on the cover ofthe suitcase while the thumb is used to operate the thumb piece 13, thefingers thus being in position to open the cover of the suit case andwithout changing the position of the hands.

A material advantage is derived in the use of my improved lock in thatwhen the constitute a shield therefor, a bolt secured to and spaced fromthe end of said hasp to enter said opening and engage said keeper, saidhasp moving in the plane of the casing and' hasp is in a position inline with its support 10, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, such haspWill lie against the edge of the suitcase cover and will thereforepresent no obstruction upon which garments may catch, as

would be the case if the hasp projected on either side of the cover, andgarments may therefore be readily laid'over the edge of the coverwithout danger of injury thereto.

In accordance with the provisions of the patent statutes I .havedescribed the principles of operation'of my invention, together 40 withthe device which I now consider to represent the best embodimentthereof; but I desire to have it understood that the device shown isonly illustrative and that the invention may be carried out by othermeans and out.

I clainil 1. A lock including a lock casing having an opening in itsside edge, a keeper within said casing, means for operating said keeper,a hasp support, a hasp pivotally attached at one end to said support andadapted to project along said side edge of said lock casing forsubstantially the full width thereof to constitute a shield therefor,and a bolt 4secured to and spaced from the end of said hasp to lentersaid opening and engage said keeper.

2. A lock includingA a lock casing ,having an opening in its side edge,a keeper Within said casing, means for operating said keeper, a haspsupport, a hasp pivotally attached at one end to said support andadapted to project along said side edge of said lock casing forsubstantially' the full Width thereof t0 applied to uses other thanthose above set v

